Limelight
What is Screen Sharing?
Screen sharing streams your display live to other people during a call or meeting, so they can watch what you do in real time.
Screen sharing is the act of broadcasting your screen live to other participants, usually inside a video call or meeting. Viewers see your display in real time as you click, scroll, and type. It is a core feature of tools such as Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Slack huddles. People share their screens to present slides, walk through software, collaborate on documents, and give live support.
Screen sharing differs from screen recording: sharing streams the display live and is typically not saved unless the meeting is separately recorded, while recording produces a file. It also differs from a screenshot, which captures a single frame. During a live share, clarity matters because viewers cannot rewind, so cues that highlight the cursor and key actions help everyone keep up.
Limelight is not a meeting app, but it complements screen sharing on macOS. While you present in Zoom, Meet, or Teams, Limelight adds a cursor spotlight, an on-screen keystroke display, and freehand drawing to your screen so remote viewers can follow along live. And when you want a saved video instead of a live share, Limelight records your screen and exports a finished, cinematic file itself — auto-zooming on clicks and showing your keystrokes — all locally, so it uploads nothing.
Why Limelight
- ▸Screen sharing streams your display live to others in a meeting or call.
- ▸It differs from recording (a saved file) and screenshots (one frame).
- ▸Used in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and similar tools.
- ▸Limelight overlays cursor spotlight, keystrokes, and drawing during a live share, and records the screen to a cinematic video when you want a saved file.
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FAQ
- Can I use Limelight while sharing my screen on Zoom?
- Yes. Limelight adds its cursor spotlight, keystrokes, and drawing on top of any meeting app, so your shared screen shows them live to viewers.
- Does Limelight handle the screen sharing itself?
- Your meeting app streams the live share. But if you want a saved video instead, Limelight records and exports the screen as a finished cinematic file on its own, running locally so it uploads nothing.